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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 27 Jul 2017

    Tunisia's parliament raises the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 in a bid to protect young girls http://bbc.in/2uEXGDE pic.twitter.com/c7hN374Ypa

    4:42 AM - 27 Jul 2017
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      1.  🌹‏ @13September3 27 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        16 is still young should be 20

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      1. Zied Mhirsi‏ @zizoo 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Misleading... You should mention that sex under 18 is punished by 5 years in prison... even with consent!

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      1. Mario Piso  🤔 💪🏾‏ @mariopisohope 27 Jul 2017
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        some days when I be the president I'm gonna make it to 21 in Liberia

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      1. LuLu‏ @LuvverDuck 27 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @xhertx

        We're in the 21st century, why are these countries still so backward and barbaric?

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      1. Qwickster‏ @Qwickfone 27 Jul 2017
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        A step in the right direction.

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      1. Ken Chumah‏ @kenchumah25 24 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @bilkisulabaran

        Nonsense, they should raise it to 18 years of legal consent.

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      1. Dennis Haene‏ @DennisHaene 4 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        18 years not even 16

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      1. Dennis Haene‏ @DennisHaene 3 Aug 2017
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        18 years not even 16

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      1. Japan_Rover‏ @Japan_Rover 28 Jul 2017
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        Why did it take so long?

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      1. Vicky #FBPE‏ @kawanabe_kyosai 27 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        In Massachusetts can get married at 12 and in Virginia 13. Need consent but still not just "other" countries.

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      1. Anita Wiafe-Asinor‏ @anitawiafe 27 Jul 2017
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        Thank God, long over due!

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      1. Tracey Swann‏ @tracey_swann2 27 Jul 2017
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        😢😔

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      1. Steve Sterritt‏ @StephenSterrit1 27 Jul 2017
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        They still have to enforce it!

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      1. BIEN FLORENTINO‏ @cris1691barry 27 Jul 2017
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        ...why not 18?...

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      1. ChèBæ‏ @ZeZuruZulu 27 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld

        What the fork?

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      1. Wala John‏ @WalaJohn2 27 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        16 Years Is A Better Age.Thumbs Up!

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      2. Danny Bodenhiemer‏ @Danny12380245 27 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BarrattPeter

        Why is there a bbc Africa are you ppl for real prosecuting the poorest in society to pay and you do this whats the first B stand for in bbc

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      3. Peter Barratt‏ @BarrattPeter 27 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Danny12380245 @BBCAfrica

        I am just highlighting that good news and the message it sends out to people more widely

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